2012
Founded
Per Wikipedia
Report
Should I Use AllSides?
Balanced news via media bias ratings
Worth it
Worth itBuy if you are an individual reader or teacher who wants the same story covered from left, right, and center in one place.
Free site showing the same story from left, right, and center; good for readers and teachers, but critics say its ratings lean.
Confidence: Medium
Yes
Free access
Funded by Sustaining Members
Public benefit corporation
Ownership
Per AllSides About page
~35% left, 38% right
Audience split
Self-reported on Wefunder
Value for money
4
Free content; optional paid memberships
Feature depth
3
Bias ratings, balanced feeds, mobile apps
Security posture
3
Disclosed 2024 incident; no security page
Pros
Cons
Gotchas
- mediumMembership pricing is not published on the pages reviewed; expect to dig or ask.⁴
- mediumRedistribution or commercial reuse needs written permission — check terms before reuse.⁶
- mediumSite posted a May 2024 security-incident notice; public detail is thin.⁷
- lowBias ratings carry confidence levels that shift over time — recheck before relying.
Best for
- News readers tired of one-sided feeds
- Teachers and media-literacy classrooms
- Centrists comparing coverage across outlets
Not for
- Anyone expecting provably neutral ratings — critics say it leans
- Commercial redistribution — licensed use requires permission
- Teams needing security pages, SLAs, or enterprise support
- Readers wanting one quick feed, not side-by-side comparisons
Pricing
Free tier: Yes
Security
No vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; AllSides disclosed an unspecified security incident in May 2024, and no dedicated security page was found.
- Security incident notice (May 2024)AllSides posted a 'Notice of Security Incident' to users; public details are limited.⁷
What users say
Users like seeing the same story across the political spectrum, but several argue AllSides' own bias ratings lean.
“I’m happy with AllSides and find it helpfu”
“The website “allsides” for unbiased news has a bias itself.”
“The AllSides website shows articles from left, right, and center news sources on the SAME topics.”
Alternatives
Compare AllSides with each alternative.
Kagi News
Listed as the top AllSides alternative on AlternativeTo.
Ground News
Guess: bias ratings and blindspot comparisons; the better-known AllSides rival.
AllSides vs Ground NewsPlain RSS reader (e.g. Feedly)
Guess: if you just want one clean feed without bias labels.
Full analysis
Based on ~25 public sources; most snippets were truncated, and no aggregate star ratings were found.
Sources
- AllSides - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.orgnews
- About AllSides Editorial Reviewsallsides.comofficial
- AllSides FAQallsides.comofficial
- AllSides Membershipsallsides.comofficial
- About Us | AllSidesallsides.comofficial
- AllSides Terms of Useallsides.comofficial
- Notice of Security Incident | AllSidesallsides.comsecurity
- Security page scanallsides.comsecurity
review
- AllSides Reviews (2026) | justuseappjustuseapp.comreview
- AllSides on AlternativeToalternativeto.netreview
- AllSides used by teachers — Online Journalism Blogonlinejournalismblog.comnews
- AllSides on Wefunderwefunder.comnews
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